Sunday marks the three-year anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, and a rally was held in North Vancouver, B.C. The Association of Families of Flight PS752 hosted a global event on Sunday with meetings in more than 100 cities around the world. In North Vancouver, thousands of people took part and … Read more
An East Vancouver couple said they have been victims of targeted harassment and property damage for weeks. Shannon and Innis told Global News they had to replace 11 tires on their two different vehicles that have been cut in six separate incidents. The couple have not given their last name for security reasons. Read more: … Read more
After a marathon negotiation session that lasted more than 16 hours, BC’s paramedics union and the province’s health employers’ association reached a preliminary agreement. #Break. A tentative deal has been reached between BC Paramedics @APBC873 and their employer. This includes wages and other important issues. More tonight @GlobalBC @richardzussman @keithbaldrey @jarmstrongbc @darrianmf_gbl — Catherine Urquhart … Read more
The trial of a Lake Country man accused of killing his wife during a canoe trip in 2016 came to an abrupt end before it even began due to a “problem with the pathology report”. According to a disciplinary report released on Dec. 9 for one of the police officers associated with the second-degree murder … Read more
The first baby born in British Columbia in 2023 was welcomed into the world at 12:02 a.m. by her parents and staff at Abbotsford Regional Hospital The newborn baby girl, weighing five pounds and 10 ounces, has been named Gabriella Louise Camayang by her parents Arben Camayang and Thea Villaneuva. Read more: Noah top BC … Read more
BC health care clinical staff will be able to work in numerous facilities starting Jan. 1, as a provincial health order expires. The government announced in mid-December that from January 1, 2023, clinical staff will no longer be limited to working in one location. Read more: Interior Health still offers incentives, money to get health … Read more
BC restaurateurs will soon have more certainty about their business costs when it comes to working with food delivery drivers. On January 1, 2023, Canada’s first permanent limit on rates charged to restaurants by companies such as DoorDash and Uber Eats will take effect. Read more: Food delivery robots have hit Canadian sidewalks, but there … Read more
When Jolene Chernoff saw a news story about a disheveled blind and deaf dog up for adoption, she went straight to the BC SPCA website and filled out an application form. “I immediately felt the urge to make him part of my family,” she said. The five-year-old dog — named Cliff, Chernoff later learned — … Read more
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VANCOUVER – Long before the pandemic, British Columbia was dealing with two major crises that the provincial government could not have improved, much less solved. The pain and misery caused by the poison drug crisis and the desperation and desperation caused by the housing crisis are two stories that are never far from the home … Read more
It’s going to be another extreme weather day in BC’s southern interior and so Environment Canada has issued a series of alerts and warnings to point out that road travel is not ideal in many cases. A special weather forecast is in effect for the Okanagan, Shuswap, and North Thompson due to a wintry mix … Read more